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Join us for George's 42nd Birthday at Live Oak Recreation area. Camping is $15/night (not as cheap as two years ago, but still pretty cheap). Day use is $5/day (still pretty cheap) if you don't want to camp but want to visit us on Saturday and share the cake. This will be rain or shine -- we'll have the Tent of Doom there.Bring wine, firewood, and your sweet selves.The site has no flush privies or showers but does have well-maintained port-a-potties.See More

Greetings.  Come celebrate the arrival of Spring and the Equinox.  Open your doors, pop the top and dry out from a Winters nap.  Blind wine and/or beer tasting. Casual munchie/potluck food fest for Saturday.  My first event.  Changes to follow as required.  Location not yet set but I'm lookin'.  See ya thereSee More

Join us for our usual commotion at Sandy Beach Park in Rio Vista, California. The Tent of Doom will be there, so we'll have fun rain or shine.The park has electrical hookups at every site, so bring your electric heaters if you want to. You may need a 110 v. adapter to use their hookup.As usual, bring wood, bring wine, bring munchies. If there's demand for a potluck, bring something for that, too.See More

Let's get into condition for Thanksgiving with our fourth (or is it fifth?) Annual Thanksgiving Feed. This year we'll be at Del Valle again, since it worked well last year. We'll provide a turkey, but bring whatever side dishes you want for the Saturday Potluck under the Tent of Doom.Please note that the park locks its gate at 10 p.m., so you have to arrive before then.Friday Night will be Pizza Night. Those of you with camp-stove ovens are encouraged to bring them. And those of you without…See More

THIS CAMPOUT HAS BEEN CANCELLED as of 8/28/12Lawson’s Landing is a fishing and boating resort and campground, situated at the mouth of Tomales Bay, California— known for generations of families as a place to escape the heat and to rest along the shores of the Pacific Ocean.Camping is in meadows surrounded by sand dunes (and often cows) with the Pacific Ocean and Tomales Bay a short walk away.  Camping is $30 a night. Reservations can be made online.…See More

Bus City 2012 - the 4th annual 3-day VW bus campout - will be held May 18th through the 20th, at Schoolhouse Canyon Park in Guerneville, CA. PAYMENT DETAILS: You pay when you arrive. No need to make reservations!RSVP: I want to have an accurate idea of who is coming. Please send me an email at bigbluevw @ gmail dot com. While you don't have to pay to reserve a spot, please don't RSVP then not show up. Just let me know if you need to…See More

Lawson’s Landing is a fishing and boating resort and campground, situated at the mouth of Tomales Bay, California— known for generations of families as a place to escape the heat and to rest along the shores of the Pacific Ocean.Camping is in meadows surrounded by sand dunes (and often cows) with the Pacific Ocean and Tomales Bay a short walk away.  Camping is $26 a night.We will be arriving early Friday and block off an area big enough for us all.See More

August 14 (Sun) Vallejo, CA - Nor-Cal Bus Fest 7 at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo, CA. Gates open at 8:00 am for this display and swap event, open to ALL Volkswagen buses and trucks, regardless of year, model or condition. Held on the tree-shaded lawns of the fairgrounds, this event will feature the full range of Type II’s, from Barndoors to Eurovans and everything in between, as well as a kids area, music and the famous end-of-the-day raffle. General admission is still only $10 per…See More

Join us for George's 40th Birthday at Live Oak Recreation area. Camping is $10/night (cheap). Day use is $5/day (still pretty cheap) if you don't want to camp but want to visit us on Saturday and share the cake. This will be rain or shine -- we'll have the Tent of Doom there.Bring wine, firewood, and your sweet selves.The site has no flush privies or showers but does have well-maintained port-a-potties.See More

Time to camp in the "Valley of the Moon" in Sonoma. Or if you wish, continue celebrating St. Patty's Day at Sugar Loaf Ridge State Park. It will be a full moon that weekend and spring will be in the air! The campground is set amongst grasslands and oaks. There are many hikes in the area. One short hike leads to a waterfall. A creek runs through the campground with a large field inside the main loop. There are wineries nearby to explore.There will be the traditional Saturday night potluck, so…See More